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COIN DISPLAYER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPII I. CLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COlN-DISPLAYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,411, dated August 23, 1898.

Application filed S p r 30, 1897. Serial No. 653,558. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. OLEAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful as applied to an autographic register or other similar device.

The specific object of my invention is to apply to such a machine a coin-displayer which shall be moved by the actuating mechanism r5 of the said machine and which shall be provided with a number of compartments, so as to display the proceeds of all sales during several succeeding sales.

The other features of my invention will be referred to at greater length, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of myinvention as applied to an autographic register with the top of the Fig. 2 shows a perspective View of the register with the top of the case on. Fig. 3 shows a top plan View of the register with the top of the case removed, also with part of the coin-displayer omitted to show the operation of the parts that actuate the coin-displayer. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line t 4: of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detached top plan view of the revoluble coindisplayer.- Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the lids which alternately expose and close the compartments of the coin-displayer when the machine is operated. Fig. 7 is a perspective view clearly showing the actuating mechanism, including the ratchet-wheel,

which is rigidly secured to the bottom of the display-cylinders, the latter being omitted; and Fig. 8 represents an enlarged detail perspective view of the drawer-latch and operating mechanism and the winding-roller and its 4 5 operating mechanism.

contains the operating mechanism, and B represents the usual cash-drawer, moving on rollers b.

The autographic register shown has the usual table C, over which the paper passes fromthe supply-roll D to the receiving-roll E in the usual manner, and the operation of the machine is controlled by the operating lever F.

The machine to which my invention is shown as applied is described in the patent to J. Pfeifer, No. 491,784, and as, moreover, a number of machines like that shown are in daily use a specific description of the general machine will be omitted and only so much given as is necessary to an understanding of my invention.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the top hinged lid of the case is provided with the usual plate G, bearing a combination-lock controlling the operation of the operating-lever F and having a slot g, through which amounts may be written upon the paper strip in the usual manner. To the left of the plate G is a circular rim H, which is secured to the upper side of the hinged lid of the case and which supports a plate of glass h, which covers a circular hole through the lid which is immediately below it. The glass plate has a slot or chute h, through which articles maybe dropped into the coindisplayer below.

The coin-displayer proper consists of a cylinder I, having four radially-extending partitions 'i, which support within the cylinder I a concentric cylinder 1, which is also divided into four compartments by diametrical partitions 2". \Vithin the cylinders I and I, therefore, are formed eight coin-displayer compartments, each of which has its upper end open, but its lower end closed. The bottoms of the compartments of the outer cylinder I are closed by the doors i while the bottoms of the inner compartments are closed by the doors i The outer compartments have inclined sides 73, so that when a coin or bill is dropped into the compartment it will slide down and rest upon one of the doors F. The doors of both the inner and outer compartments have radially-extending hinges The coin-displayers rest upon two concenmanner.

trio circular tracks J J. The supports, however, do not form a complete circle, but are broken, so as to leave no support over the hole J in the partition J which separates the drawer-compartments from the rest of the machine. Then the drawer is in normal position, if anything be dropped through the hole J it will fall directly into the cashdrawer. (See Fig. 4 The coin-displayer is centrally journaled upon a bolt or stud J which is secured to the bracket j (see Fig. 4) and which passes through the central post J 5 of the coin-displayer cylinder. At the lower end of the said post is the ratchet K, (see Figs. 4 and 5,) with which cooperates the retaining-pawl 70, (see Fig. 7,) which is pivoted to the framej and spring-actuated in the usual manner.

The winding-roller E is provided at one end with a ratchet-wheel Z which is engaged by an operating-pawl Z mounted on a pivoted lever Z, the lower end of which projects into the path of the money-drawer, so that when the latter is closed the pawl will be operated to move said winding roller. A suitable spring is connected to the lever Z so as to normally force the pawl into a retracted position. A spring-pressed crank-arm Z is pivoted on the frame and is provided. with a projecting stud l, which engages and locks the ratchet Z against backward movement. The lever is rigidly secu red at its lower end upon the right hand end of the shaft Z, which passes centrally through the storageroll E. The shaft is journaled in suitable bearings in the brackets Z, and upon its left-hand end is secured a forwardly-extending horizontal arm L, which when the operating-lever F is actuated depresses the forward end of the pivoted lower operatinglever M, raising the rear end thereof with the drawer-plunger m, carried thereby, by which the cash-drawer is released in the usual Secured also rigidly upon the lefthand end of the shaft Z is a downwardly-extending arm 1, the lower end of which extends down in front of and rests against the right-hand end of the arm N of a bell-crank, whichis pivoted at N. The arm N of this lever is connected with the track J by a coilspring sothat said arm is normally drawn forward and is also loosely pivoted to the sliding bar 0, which carries the actuating-pawl 0, which cooperates with the ratchet K. If the lever F be moved forward, the shaft Z is rocked, which springs the downwardly-extending arm Z rearwardly, which in turn actuates the bell-crank to slide the bar 0 toward the right, as will be readily understood. As the pawl 0 engages the ratchet K, carriedby the coin-displayer cylinder,the coin-displayer will be turned one step at each forward movement of the operating-lever.

An important feature of my invention relates to the means employed for controlling the step-by-step movement of the coin-displayer, so that the various compartments of the special cylinder will be successivelymoved under the chute h regardless of the force with which the operating-lever may be actuated. To this end the fixed bracketj is provided with a slot j arranged at such a distance from the center of rotation of the cylinder I that the downwardlyprojecting stops 7' of which there are eight, being one for each of the coin displayer compartments, would pass through the slot when the cylinder is turned. The sliding barO has also a slot 0 inclined as shown in Fig. 3. The slot 0 is normally closer to the stud J 4 than the distance between the said stud and the stops j and when the operating-lever F is actuated the cylinder I will not be able to move until the sliding bar has been moved to the right by the movement of the lever F far enough to permit the adjacent stop on the cylinder to pass through the slot 0 in the sliding bar. It of course then passes on through the slot J and the succeeding stops j 'approach the sliding bar. Asit does so, however, the sliding bar is moved farther to the right, and by the time the approaching stop reaches the sliding bar the slot 0 will have been moved so far to the right that the stop cannot pass therethrough, but strikes against the side of the sliding bar and comes to rest, nor can it be moved until the operating lever is returned to normal position and again actuated, as already described.

The pawl 0 when in its retracted position rests upon the incline portion of one of the long teeth of the ratchet-wheel K and is capable of a slight movement beforeit engages the operating portion of a ratchet tooth. This lost motion in respectto the ratchet- Wheel permits the bar 0 to be moved sufficiently to bring the notch 0 into the proper position to allow one of the projections 7' of the displayer to pass before the movement of the said displayer is commenced.

The coin-displayer compartments are so positioned with respect to the stops 7' that when operating the machine if any stop strikes the side of the sliding bar, thereby bringing the cylinder to rest, one of the coin-displayer compartments will be brought to restjust before reaching the chute h.

Secured to the partition J near the cylinder I and a short distance to one side of the slot h, is a vertical post P, to thetop of which is secured at one end a radially-extending shaft 19, which is secured at its other end in the upper end of the bolt orstud J Hung loosely upon the shaft 19 and normally depending into an inner and an outer coincompartment are the two shields P P which, were they both to be placed in horizontal positions, would close the slot or chute h; but

by means which I shall presently describe I have so arranged the parts that only one of the shields is in horizontal position at a time. WVhen one is held in horizontal position, the other is dropped, and vice versa. The outer shield P operates to alternately open and close the portion of the slot or chute h which communicates with the outer coincompartments, and the inner shield P operates in the same manner with respect to the portion of the slot communicating with the inner coin-compartments. I accomplish the opening and closing of the shields P and P by my arrangement of the partitions t and 2" of the cylinders I and I. The partitions separating the compartments of the respective cylinders are not in line with each other, but each partition is located at a point midway between two of the partitions of the other cylinder, so that each outer compartment is opposite portions of two inner compartments, and vice versa, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Hence as the two concentric cylinders are rotated on the common axis the partitions of the respective cylinders will pass alternately beneath and in line with slot or chute h. Just before a partition reaches the said slot, however, it comes in contactwith one of the depending plates or shields P P and pushes it up into a horizontal position against the portion of the slot communicating with the corresponding cylinder-compartments. As the partition which actuates the shield passes "from beneath the slot or chute h the said shield drops therefrom and leaves that portion of the slot open, and simultaneously the other shield is elevated and closes the corresponding portion of the slot. Hence it will be seen that the slot or chute 7i never communicates with compartments of both cylinders at the same time, but with one of each alternately.

As hereinbefore stated, the bottoms of the several coincompartments consist of hinged doors 2' and i These are held closed by the displayer-supporting tracks J J, upon which they rest in their closed position. Then the displayer is rotated and a compartment of either cylinder passes over the broken-away portion of the corresponding track over the hole which communicates with the cashdrawer, (which broken-away portions of the tracks are to one side of the deposit-slot h and substantially opposite the post P,) the bottom of said compartment drops open and anything thereon is castinto the cash-drawer. It is then closed at the next step of the coindisplayer, being pushed to by coming in contact with the end of the supporting-track, and the bottom of a compartment in the other cylinder next opens in view of the relative arrangement of compartments before described, and it will appear from the foregoin g and by reference to the drawings that when the bottom of a compartment is open the portion of the slot h over the same will be closed, so that no money can be dropped directly from the slot into the cash-drawer.v

The operation of my device is as follows: IVhen the proceeds of a sale are deposited into the desired compartment through the slot h, the lever F is operated to release the cash-drawer and advance the coin-displayer one step by virtue of the mechanism described. The displayer being rotated in adirection which first moves the compartment containing the coin away from the opening into the cash-drawer, the coin or bill deposited is kept in view in its compartment through the glass top of the cylinder during several succeeding sales or until said compartment is finally moved step by step to the broken-away portion of the supporting-track and the opening into the cash-drawer, when the contents are deposited into the drawer as the hinged bottom of the compartment drops open.

The outer compartments of the coin-dis player are preferably used for money of large denomination and the inner compartments for smaller coins.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a simple and efficient device for displaying coins. I do not, however, limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth, as it may be somewhat modified without depart ing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention- 1. A coin-displayer for autographic registers or the like consisting of a rotatable outer casing divided into several compartments each being provided with a hinged bottom which automatically opens as the corresponding compartment is brought over a given point, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a coin-displayer for autographic registers, the combination with a suitable conraining-casing, of a movable casing arranged within the same and having an inner and an outer series of compartments, a cash-drawer and means for bringing a compartment of each series alternately into connection with said cash-drawer.

3. In an autographic register or the like, a cashdrawer, and a lid provided with a slot communicating with said drawer, in combination with a movable coin-displayer between the drawer and slot having an inner and an outer series of compartments oneof each of said series of compartments being brought successively into register with the said slot, substantially as set forth.

4. In an autographic register or the like, a cash-drawer, a lid provided with a slot communicating with the said drawer, a movable coin-displayer between the drawer and slot having an inner and outer seriesof compartments one of each of said series of compartments being brought successively into register with the slot, in combination with means actuated by the movement of the displayer for alternately opening and closing each portion of the slot registering with the inner and outer compartments respectively, substantially as set forth.

5. In an autographic register or the like, a coin-displayer having inner and outer adjacent compartments communicating with a slot in the register-case, in combination with means for moving the displayer step by step whereby an inner and an outer compartment are alternately brought into direct register with the said slot, substantially as set forth.

6. A coin-displayer for autographic registers and the like, having inner and outer compartments communicating with a slot in the register-case and with a cash-drawer, said compartments being provided with hinged bottoms which successively open into the said drawer, in combination with means for closing the said slot over a compartment when its bottom is open, substantially as set forth.

7. An autographic register andv coin-displayer, or the like, comprising an outer case provided with a coin-chute, a series of revolving cash-trays, means for moving the same, to which said trays are fulcrumed, a supporting-rail which prevents the tilting of the trays during a portion of their revolution, an opcrating-lever and record-strip, and means by virtue of which the said cash-trays and recordstrip are actuated, substantially as set forth.

8. An autographic register and coin-displayer, or the like, having a circular revolv ing series of cash-trays, means whereby the said trays are held in a substantially horizontal position in the same plane and to which said trays are fulcrumed at their inner ends, and means for guiding the outer ends of the trays in their movement, a record-strip, a

cash-drawer, and means for revolving the series of trays, releasing the drawer, and moving the record-strip, substantially as set forth.

9. In an autographic register and coin-displayer, or the like, the combination of a case having a coin-chute and an opening for movable reco'rd-tape at its top, a crown-wheel provided with ratchet-teeth and carried by a drum which holds the record-tape, an operating-lever extending through the top of the register-case and cooperating with the said ratchet crown-wheel, a series of cash-trays supported beneath the said coin-chute, and means actuated by the said operating-lever for moving the said trays successively past the said coin-chute, substantially as set forth.

10. In an autographic register and coin-displayer, or the like, a revolving series of cash- .trays, a spindle, a hub rotating on said spindle to which the trays are fulcrumed and having a ratchet crown-wheel, and means cooperating with the ratchet crown-wheel for actuating the same to revolve the cash-trays, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WERNER, A. MACAULEY. 

